Legal status of same-sex marriage in the context of "Same-sex marriage in Brazil"

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Thailand since 23 January 2025. The Marriage Equality Act, supported by the government of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and major opposition parties, was introduced to the National Assembly in November 2023. It was passed by the House of Representatives by 400 votes to 10 on 27 March 2024, and by the Senate in a vote of 130 to 4 on 18 June. The law received royal assent from King Vajiralongkorn on 12 August, and was published in the Royal Gazette on 24 September 2024. It took effect on 23 January 2025, 120 days after promulgation.

Thailand previously did not recognise any form of same-sex unions. The law replaced the terms "men and women" and "husband and wife" in the Civil and Commercial Code with the words "individuals" and "spouses", and allows same-sex couples to jointly adopt children. Previously, bills for civil partnerships and same-sex marriage had been introduced to Parliament several times, but had failed to pass. Thailand was the first country in Southeast Asia, the second in Asia after Taiwan and the 38th in the world to legalise same-sex marriage. Polling suggests that a significant majority of Thai people support the legal recognition of same-sex marriage.

The culture of Canada embodies the artistic, culinary, literary, humour, musical, political and social elements that are representative of Canadians. Throughout Canada's history, its culture has been influenced firstly by its indigenous cultures, and later by European culture and traditions, mostly by the British and French. Over time, elements of the cultures of Canada's immigrant populations have become incorporated to form a Canadian cultural mosaic. Certain segments of Canada's population have, to varying extents, also been influenced by American culture due to shared language (in English-speaking Canada), significant media penetration, and geographic proximity.

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Same-sex marriage has been legal in Denmark since 15 June 2012. A bill for the legalization of same-sex marriages was introduced by the Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet, and approved 85–24 by the Folketing on 7 June 2012. It received royal assent by Queen Margrethe II on 12 June and took effect three days later. Polling indicates that a significant majority of Danes support the legal recognition of same-sex marriage. Denmark was the fourth Nordic country, after Norway, Sweden and Iceland, the eighth in Europe and the eleventh in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. It was the first country in the world to enact registered partnerships, which provided same-sex couples with almost all of the rights and benefits of marriage, in 1989.

Same-sex marriage is also legal in the two other constituent countries of the Danish Realm. In Greenland, legislation to allow same-sex marriage passed the Inatsisartut by 27 votes to 0 on 26 May 2015. The Danish Parliament ratified the legislation on 19 January 2016, and the law took effect on 1 April 2016. In the Faroe Islands, same-sex marriage legislation passed the Løgting by a 19–14 vote on 29 April 2016. It was ratified by the Danish Parliament on 25 April 2017, received royal assent on 3 May, and took effect on 1 July 2017.